Court adjourns retrial of defendant involved in top prosecutor assassination

CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - The South Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday adjourned to July 4 the retrial of a defendant involved in the assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor.

The defendant, Moustafa Mahmoud, was sentenced to 15 years in absentia.

The defendant, along with others, faces charges of joining an outlawed group, committing premeditated murder and possessing unlicensed weapons and explosives.